Improvement in corn-shellers



J. JORDAN.

Corn Sheller.

Patented June 29; 1869.

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- JOHN JORDAN, or RE D W-1N,GMINNESOTA.

`Letters Patent No. 92,056, dated June 29, 1869. l

IMPROVEMENT IN CJORN-SHBLLERS.' A

The Schedule referred to inthese Letters Patent andumaking part of thesame.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, JOHN JORDAN, of Red Wing, in the county of' Goodhue,and State of Minnesota,

have invented a new and, valuable Improvement in.

Corn-Shellers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description ot' thevconstruction and operation of thesame, reference heilig had to the annexed drawings,'makng a part ofthis` specification, and to the letters and figures of refer- .encemarked thereon.

Figure 1, of the drawings, is a plan view of my invention. l

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section of the same..

)Iy-invention relates to means for shelling corn; and

It consists mainly in the construction and novel arrangement ot'devices, bywhich a neat and effective sheller is formed, for hand-use.

The 'three circular forms shown on the drawings represent shellers ofdibrent sizes, connected together in one long plate. They are,respectively, cast, of iron or brass, in one mould adapted to thatpurpose.v

My object in forming three shellers, counectedas shown, and of varyingsizes, is to furnish means for shelling ears of different sizes.

The number of' the forms may beincreased, if necessary; but it isdesirable to furnish at least three of these shellers upon a plate. l

-The letters a represent teeth, extending downward upon the same curveas the interiorof the dishes or n forms and The letters inward, asshown.

The teeth 'a and c are arranged, alternately, on the lower sides of saidforms or dishes.

To operate my shellers, I takean earof corn, an thrust it into a dishadapted toits size, the small end foremost, and, with a twisting motion,pass it nearly through the dish. I then reverse the position-of thedish, and, taking the cob byits small end, draw it through with asimilar twisting movement. This process separates the corn from the cobwith great ease and perfection.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by .LettersPatent,is- Y y A corn-Sheller of' concave Iform, as shown yanddescribed, and having teeth, a and c, attached thereto, constructed andarranged to operate substantially as specified.

In testimony that IVv claim the above, I have hereunto subscribed myname, inthe presence of two witnesses. 1

JOHN JORDAN.

VWitnesses: A

PHIL. SKILLMAN,

N. LOFGBIHL.

c represent teeth, extendingdown'ward i I Afrom the lower side of theform or dish; but they are of lesser length than teeth a, and haveasharper curve Y

